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Is Casual Sex Fun or Self Harming?

It’s Critical We Are Aware of Our Relationship to Casual Sex

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Joe Gibson
Aug 31, 2024
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It’s Critical We Are Aware of Our Relationship to Casual Sex

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Over the years I’ve had my fair share of casual sex, to say the least.

Growing up gay but in the closet, the only way I could relieve some of my sexual frustration was through secret hookups that amounted to nothing.

Instead, sex served a purpose to provide …

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